3 Dec 2024
Dorrance Turns ‘Cracker’ into a Downtown Dance Rave
Does Santa Barbara really need another performance of The Nutcracker? What with the long-running productions from Festival Ballet (December 14-15 at the Arlington) and State Street Ballet (December 21-22 at the Granada) – both of which feature large casts, special guest stars and a live orchestra – plus myriad one-offs from several smaller dance schools […]
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Mr. Livingston, I presume
Livingston Taylor is just two years younger than his famous rock star brother James, and two years behind him in launching his solo singer-songwriter career. Both have written truly memorable songs, including early efforts about growing up in North Carolina, although both returned to their native Boston area early in adulthood and still maintain homes […]
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A Bacara Bash
To the Ritz-Carlton Bacara for the American Cancer Society’s annual Riviera Gala “Where Hope Grows,” which hosted 150 guests and raised around $200,000. The bustling bash was emceed by David Moorman, with a welcome from Greater Los Angeles board member Adam Lopez, and 2024 corporate chair Karina Kulangara – a scientist with Agilent Technologies, who […]
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Waterhouse Gallery Turns Ruby
Social gridlock reigned at the Waterhouse Gallery in the charming La Arcada complex on State and Figueroa, when owners Diane and Ralph Waterhouse celebrated the 40th anniversary of their eponymous locale with a fun wine-fueled fête in the store, just a tiara’s toss from the turtle fountain. The tony twosome, who also own a Coast […]
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The Magnificent Meyers
CAMA – Community Arts Music Association – hosted its latest Masterseries concert at the Lobero when violinist Anne Akiko Meyers showed off her undoubted talents. The hugely entertaining program, with Grammy nominee Meyers, 54, playing her 1741 “ex-Vieuxtemps” Guarneri del Gesu, included Corelli’s “La Folia Sonata,” Beethoven’s “Sonata No. 5 in F Major ‘Spring,’” Lauridsen’s […]
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Another Round with the Symphony
Santa Barbara Symphony held its second Concert Aperitif event, one of five, at the charming and quirky new home of Joan Rutkowski on Chapala Street – starring Geneva-based conductor and pianist David Greilsammer before he headed to the Granada nearby for the French Connections concert spanning three centuries. The entertaining 100-minute program with Greilsammer, conducting […]
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The Tour of a Lifetime
Local warbler Katy Perry is launching an iconic world tour with her daughter Daisy Dove in tow. The 13-time Grammy nominated singer says it is an “adventure together” as they travel the globe. The Montecito resident says her Lifetimes Tour will be traveling around the U.K. next year and says she loves how London is […]
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Mary Caroline Knudtson Tilton July 24, 1928 – November 3, 2024
Mary Caroline Knudtson Tilton, 96, passed away peacefully November 3, 2024, with son, Peter, and daughter, Jennifer, at her side in Bend, Oregon, her home for the past eight years. Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota to parents Earl and Catharine Knudtson, Mary graduated from Washburn Senior High School and entered the University of Minnesota […]
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